Red Bluff Union Elementary School District

Public Grades K–8 C-School Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Red Bluff.

At a glance

1,809Students enrolled

5Schools

$19,719Spent per student

21:1Student–teacher ratio

74%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Red Bluff

Grades K–5

William M. Metteer Elementary or Jackson Heights Elementary or Bidwell ElementaryDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 6–8

Vista Preparatory Academy541 students · Red BluffThis district

Grades 9–12

Red Bluff High1,586 students · Red BluffRed Bluff Joint Union High School District

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs CA

Math proficiency20%

State average 33.4%

Reading / language arts31%

State average 48.5%

Graduation rate 90% at Red Bluff Joint Union High School District, which runs the high school (state 87.6%) · class of 2020

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$19,719

per student each year · 7% below the CA average

Spending

Classroom instruction63%

Support & administration32%

Other5%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)18%

State70%

Federal11%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

1,838’20

1,870’21

1,838’22

1,893’23

1,809’24

Students

White · 45%815

Hispanic · 43%779

Two or more races · 6%107

American Indian/Alaska Native · 2%43

Black · 2%30

Asian · 1%23

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools5 in district · 1 next

This district · grades K–8

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William M. Metteer ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 458 students · Red Bluff

CPublic 📚

Jackson Heights ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 407 students · Red Bluff

B-Public 📚

Bidwell ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 387 students · Red Bluff

CPublic 📚

Red Bluff Community DayElementary · Grades K–8 · 16 students · Red Bluff

Public 📚

Vista Preparatory AcademyMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 541 students · Red Bluff

B-Public

Where students go next · Red Bluff Joint Union High School District

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Red Bluff HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,586 students · Red Bluff

B-Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.